Extraordinary Jewels [SIGNED]
by Traina, John; Danielle Steel (foreword)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good condition
- ISBN 10
- 0385266448
- ISBN 13
- 9780385266444
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Signed John Traina on half-title. Folio. xxi (i), 200pp. Original black cloth with silver lettering on spine, in original illustrated dustjacket with silver lettering on spine. Red endpapers. Color frontispiece. "in Extraordinary Jewels John Traina-a well-known connoisseur, collector, and admirer of beautiful jewels-invokes the mystery and magic of many remarkable pieces, while affording us an insider's view of the genius behind their creation. We discover the unique qualities of thirty-seven different design houses, both the well- and the lesser-known, from Asprey to Zendrini. We learn the history of each house, what makes each designer distinctive, and which styles and stones are favored by each of them: Van Cleef & Arpels, etc...." (Publisher). Beautifully illustrated with extraordinary color photographs of magnificent jewelry throughout. Contains bibliography at rear. Dustjacket with minor wear along edges and rubbed. Binding with minor wear and light sunning along top edge. Some light age-toning of partial block, not affecting images.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48150
- Title
- Extraordinary Jewels [SIGNED]
- Author
- Traina, John; Danielle Steel (foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385266448
- ISBN 13
- 9780385266444
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Co., Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- color photography, Van Cleef, Asprey, Jewels, top designers, jewelry design
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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